RAPAPORT PRESSRELEASE, April 17, 2019, New York … The Rapaport Trade Mission to Sierra Leoneattracted a strong group of 29 international diamantaires and jewelers. Participants were from theUS, India, UAE, UK, Switzerland, Turkey, Canada, Spain, and...

Forevermark has entered its 2,000th retail locationworldwide, less than a decade after the De Beers-owned diamond brand was born.“Opening our 2,000th global retail door around eight yearsafter launching the brand is an amazing achievement,”...

Diamond-grading group HRD Antwerp will launch an educational program in Iran to expand its presence in the Middle East.HRD will start training certified diamond graders in a debut course in Tehran at the end of April in collaboration with Alireza...

The sixthedition of the International Diamond Week launched at the Israel DiamondExchange (IDE) in Ramat Gan February 15, with new bourse president YoramDvash signing a pact with a Turkish jewelry body to increase cooperationbetween the respective...

Turkish exchange Borsa Istanbul signed an agreement with the World DiamondMark Foundation (WDM) to “institutionalize” diamond trading in Turkey and othermarkets with which the bourse is connected.The deal “cements the cooperation” between thediversified Istanbul...

The Antwerp World Diamond Center (AWDC) organized a Turkish Visitor Program, in collaboration with HRD Antwerp and the Borsa Istanbul, for May 4 to 7 during which a top delegation of Turkish diamond jewelers, jewelry wholesalers and...

Turkey has ambitions to grow its diamond trading activity to complement its vast jewelry manufacturing and rich heritage in gold jewelry consumption. The country recently abolished various prohibitive taxes on diamond imports and believes...

Turkey has abolished a 20 percent special consumption tax on polished diamonds, officials confirmed with Rapaport News. The new tax regime has been in effect since mid-September when the new legislation was implemented. In addition,...

Press Release: The World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDMF) and the Turkish Jewellery Exporters Association (JTR) signed a memorandum of understanding during a joint press conference held to announce stronger cooperation. The memorandum was signed...

Press Release: Forevermark, the diamond brand from The De Beers Group of Companies today announced its expansion into Turkey with the appointment of local licensee partner, Zen Diamond. From the beginning of this month,...

UBM Rotaforte stated that more than 600 exhibitors will occupy three halls at the Istanbul Fair Center for the upcoming Istanbul Jewelry Show to be held October 3 to 6. The four-day event reserved 30,000 square...

The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) has requested Turkey's Minister of Economy, Zafer Caglayan, to do away with the 20 percent luxury tax imposed on the imports of polished diamonds, with an aim to boost bilateral...

The World Gold Council expressed optimism regarding future demand for gold, following a 5 percent year-on-year increase in demand by value during the second quarter of 2011. In terms of volume, demand was down 17 percent from the...